The Washington critic., 1887-03-14

before Lent I either dined out or hal
visitation dinners at my house for
twenty three days out of thirty. Had
eaten and drank according TO what
was served at those dinners ! might
have been dead man. ! never ate
one moutbful at any dinner ! ut.
tended" How did you avoid thaty'
why, / went through the pleasing
motions OF disturbing my food, but |
ate nothing at all; neither did
i drink one drop of wine. DC.
casionally somebody would say to
me: You don't enjoy your food and
you don't drink. Now, did enjoy
The social life of those dinners, but my
own strength was imperfect, and l
could not, In Justice to myself, indulge.
When came home from dinner in
variably ate bowl of mush and milk
did the same before went to the din.
ner, SO that my stomach was well
stayed. In that way have improved
In health, although in the midst of pub.
lie life, and nobody knows until he
goes into public what demands are
made upon the vitality" About this
time the Senator and myself took some
solace, and l said: ,'Do you never
drink anythingY" why, yes" said
he, when am allowed to stay at
home and to live with my family, live
just as l always have lived. If l break.
fast with my family, breakfast
heartily. go up to the Senate and ut.
tend 10 the business of my committee
and take my lunch in the Senate res.
taurant at the usual hour, from one to
two. o'clock. There take glass of
whisky, and a good, stiff glass, too,
but one only during the day. cat
sandwich of roast beef. If can come
home to my own house and take n
family dinner, ! eat what is
put before me, but can not stand the
rich food of these fine repasts in Wash
| ington." "Let me ask you If you
think that Washington is going to have
| future such as VIC have seen for four
or five years in the way of building aud
| improving p Eyes, think that Wash
ington will be the literary, social and
| political centre of this country. All the
ladies like it. The men like it, too,
| who are socially inclined My family
| first of June. Whoever buys property
in Washington with ordinary discrimi
nation makes good investment.
1
vclopment of the suburbs will 60 on
until comparatively remote places will
be brought within the area of the Capt.
tal."
~,
Ex Senator Bruce has been making
his headquarters in New York, at one
of the uptown hotels, this winter, says
the Sun. He Is lecturing with fair
success, and is engaged In some literary
work touching on the colored people.
Mr.. Bruce says that his treatment al
the hotels in New York is precisely
that accorded 10 white guests. Re
spectacle, well dressed colored men, OF
quiet, unassuming manners, he asserts,
have nothing whatever to complain of
either in travelling or in the large
cities of the North. EN.Governor
Pinchback comes on from New Or.
leans to New York two or three times
year. He always buys Il whole
sleeping car section. loads the seats
with papers and novels, and only leaves
the car to get his meals. lie always
stops at the Hoffman, takes one of the
best parlors in the house, and is one OF
the most respected guests. Pinchback
differs from Bruce in two respects.
Pinchback never associates with col
ored people; Bruce does. Then, again,
Pinchback is sporting man; Bruce is
not. Pinchback attends all the great
circuit races, with wcll.loaded pocket
book, is shrewd buyer of pools. and
his tips are eagerly sought. Bruce /!
of literary turn, and believes thai
through literature the colored men vii
be able to make their way to socia
| recognition.